cinf-20230506

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

Pursuant to Section 13 OR 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report: May 6, 2023

(Date of earliest event reported)

CINCINNATI FINANCIAL CORPORATION

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


Ohio	0-4604		31-0746871
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)	(Commission File Number)		(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

6200 S. Gilmore Road	Fairfield,	Ohio	45014‑5141
(Address of principal executive offices)			(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (513) 870-2000

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:


Title of each class	Trading Symbol(s)	Name of each exchange on which registered
Common stock	CINF	Nasdaq Global Select Market

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

☐ Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

☐ Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§203.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

☐ Emerging growth company

☐ If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.

Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

(d) As previously reported in the original Form 8-K, at the 2023 Annual Meeting of Shareholders on a nonbinding proposal to establish the frequency of future nonbinding votes on executive compensation, 123,397,363 shares were voted for one year, 234,814 shares were voted for two years, 1,842,885 shares were voted for three years, 298,366 shares abstained, and there were 13,997,032 broker non-votes. The board of directors of the company has considered the outcome of this advisory vote and has determined that future nonbinding votes on executive compensation will be submitted annually to the company’s shareholders until the next nonbinding shareholder vote on the frequency of shareholder votes to approve executive compensation, or until the board of directors otherwise determines a different frequency for such nonbinding votes. The next advisory vote regarding the frequency of future nonbinding votes on executive compensation is required to occur no later than the company's 2029 Annual Meeting of Shareholders.

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.


			CINCINNATI FINANCIAL CORPORATION



Date: August 25, 2023			/S/ Michael J. Sewell
			Michael J. Sewell, CPA
			Chief Financial Officer, Senior Vice President and Treasurer
			(Principal Accounting Officer)